THE TRAP NOBODY SAW COMING
THE NIGHT EVERYTHING CHANGED
The bedroom door slowly opened. YAYA stood frozen in the middle of the room, staring at the person standing on the other side. WAYN was lying on the bed behind her. Or at least, that was what she thought. Then WAYN suddenly opened his eyes. He looked directly at her. His voice was quiet, but there was something terrifyingly calm about it.
THE SECRET DEAL
Raat ka waqt tha jab YAYA ki DAN ke saath ek secret meeting hoti hai. DAN ke chehre par gussa saaf nazar aa raha tha, kyun ke kaafi arsay se uski WAYN ke saath dushmani chal rahi thi. DAN WAYN se apna badla lena chahta tha, lekin usay kisi aise shakhs ki zaroorat thi jo WAYN ke qareeb ja sake aur uska trust hasil kar sake.
DAN ne YAYA ke saamne paanch hazaar dollars ki offer rakhi. YAYA kuch der tak khamosh rahi. Usne DAN ki taraf dekha aur dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
YAYA “Theek hai. Main tumhara kaam kar dungi.”
DAN ke chehre par ek mysterious smile aa gayi.
THE PLAN BEGINS
Agle din se YAYA ne WAYN ke qareeb jaana shuru kar diya. Woh WAYN ke saath pehle se bilkul different behave karti thi. Uski baaton mein softness thi aur woh jaan boojh kar WAYN ke saath zyada waqt guzarti thi.
WAYN ne uske badle hue behavior ko notice kiya.
WAYN “Tum aaj kal kuch different lag rahi ho.”
YAYA ne halki si smile ke saath jawab diya.
YAYA “Maybe main ab tumhare saath comfortable feel karti hoon.”
THE TRUST
Dheere dheere YAYA ne WAYN ka trust hasil kar liya. Lekin jab bhi WAYN ki nazar us se hat-ti, YAYA ke chehre ke expressions badal jaate. Woh chupke se apna phone check karti aur DAN ke messages dekhti.
Ek din WAYN ne usay phone chhupate hue dekh liya.
WAYN “Tum kuch pareshan lag rahi ho. Sab theek hai?”
YAYA ne foran smile ki.
YAYA “Haan, sab theek hai.”
Lekin andar hi andar YAYA jaanti thi ke agar WAYN ko sach ka zara sa bhi pata chala, to DAN ka poora plan khatam ho jayega.
THE INVITATION
Ek shaam YAYA WAYN ke ghar pohanch gayi. WAYN ne darwaza khola aur YAYA ko dekh kar hairan ho gaya.
WAYN “YAYA? Tum yahan?”
YAYA ne halki si smile ke saath kaha,
YAYA “Haan. Socha tumse milne aa jaoon.”
WAYN ne usay andar aane diya. Ghar mein khamoshi thi. YAYA jaanti thi ke woh yahan sirf milne nahi aayi thi. Uske zehan mein DAN ka plan baar baar chal raha tha.
THE GLASS
Raat dheere dheere gehri hoti gayi. YAYA bedroom ki taraf gayi aur WAYN bhi uske peeche aa gaya. Kuch der baad YAYA ek glass lekar wapas aayi.
WAYN “Ye kya hai?”
YAYA ne jawab diya,
YAYA “Tumhare liye.”
WAYN ne bina kisi shak ke glass le liya. YAYA chup-chaap usay dekhti rahi. Kuch lamhe guzre, phir WAYN ke expressions badalne lage. Usay achanak kamzori mehsoos hui aur woh bed ki taraf ladkhara kar gir gaya.
THE MESSAGE
YAYA kuch seconds tak bilkul khamosh khari rahi. Phir usne dheemi awaaz mein kaha,
YAYA “Main ne ye kya kar diya?”
Usi waqt uska phone vibrate hua. Screen par DAN ka message tha.
DAN “Kaam ho gaya?”
YAYA ne message dekha, lekin reply nahi kiya. Achanak bed par WAYN ka haath halka sa move hua. YAYA ek dum peeche hat gayi. Phir DAN ka doosra message aaya.
DAN “Galti mat karna, YAYA.”
SOMEONE IS INSIDE
YAYA abhi DAN ke message ko dekh hi rahi thi ke neeche se ek ajeeb si awaaz aayi. YAYA ne foran bedroom ke darwaze ki taraf dekha.
Footsteps.
Koi ghar ke andar tha.
YAYA dheere dheere darwaze ke qareeb gayi.
YAYA “Kaun hai?”
Koi jawab nahi aaya. Sirf footsteps ki awaaz aur qareeb aati gayi. Phir bedroom ke door ka handle move hua.
THE TRUTH BEGINS
Darwaza dheere dheere khulne laga. YAYA ki saansen ruk gayin. Usne darwaze ki taraf dekha aur phir WAYN ki taraf.
Achanak WAYN ne apni aankhen khol di.
YAYA ka chehra pale ho gaya.
WAYN seedha uski taraf dekh raha tha.
WAYN “YAYA… ab tum mujhe sach bataogi.”
YAYA ke paas koi jawab nahi tha.
Darwaze par khara shakhs dheere se andar aaya. YAYA ne usay dekha aur uske chehre ke expressions achanak badal gaye.
YAYA “No… ye yahan kaise?”
WAYN ne us shakhs ki taraf dekha.
WAYN “Lagta hai tum akeli nahi aayi thi.”
YAYA ke phone par DAN ka ek aur message aaya:
DAN “Where are you?”
YAYA ne screen dekhi. Phir WAYN ki taraf dekha. Phir darwaze par khare shakhs ki taraf.
Ab usay samajh nahi aa raha tha ke asal mein trap kis ne set kiya tha.
Usne WAYN ko trap kiya tha?
Ya WAYN pehle hi usay trap kar chuka tha?
Aur sabse bada sawaal ye tha ke DAN ko kab pata chalega ke uska plan bilkul uske control se bahar ja chuka hai?
TO BE CONTINUED